After Wang Mang and many civil and military officials and generals in the Tiger Prison Division discussed for a long time, they saw that the sky was almost dark, so they had no intention of staying for a long time, so they got up and said, "Everyone, now that the matter is over, you can go and arrange it separately." ”

Ziliang, who was in charge of transporting grain and grass and was in charge of coordinating the baggage, asked: "Lord Wang, according to the statistics of the last general, we don't have much grain and grass left. If the current consumption rate is followed, I am afraid that it will only last for a month.

However, it will take at least a little more than a month for us to reach Yuzhou. In this way, if there is any difficulty on the road, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the food to keep up with the supply. Can we take some of it out of the Tiger Prison granary for emergency? ”

"This is not possible!"

Wang Mang shook his head and took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms, about eight thousand.

These 8,000 silver tickets were all his last remaining silver tickets.

"General Ziliang, you can take these silver tickets and buy food in the city at market price. They must not be taken from the granaries of the Tiger Prison.

Also, the weather is just right for the past two days, and after a night's rest. You can send orders down and let the soldiers and the people speed up their march while the weather is warmer. Three meals a day, the supply of strong men and soldiers can be reduced gradually, reasonable arrangements, and the supply of women, children and children remains unchanged.

And explain the reason to the people, and at the same time, you can tell the people that if they are interested, they can receive fifty copper coins per person to settle down here, and there is no need to follow us to Yuzhou. ”

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates will do it immediately!" Ziliang commanded.

After that, Wang Mang didn't stay longer, and led his generals to leave the general's mansion and go to his camp to rest.

Seeing this, Dong Wu and others, the leader of the thousand households, glanced at each other one after another, and they all followed.

Let's say that Ziliang came to the army and conveyed Wang Mang's meaning to the soldiers. The soldiers basically had no doubts, and they all agreed and said that they could accept it.

However, when the news reached the ears of those people, these people immediately caused a lot of commotion. One after another, a gang and a gang discussed.

"Have you heard? Just now, Lord Ziliang gave an order, saying that there is a shortage of food and grass in the army, and it is difficult to supply us to Yuzhou. A small farmer whispered to the others in the tent.

"I've heard, I've heard."

A little old man who looked like he was about fifty nodded and said, "This matter is a big deal, and it needs to be discussed." The king decreed that from tomorrow onwards, the march should be accelerated, and the food supply should be reduced gradually. From this move, we can basically see that there is indeed a shortage of food in the army. If we continue to follow Lord Wang, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support us to reach Yuzhou, and we will starve to death halfway. ”

"Old Sun, in your opinion, how should we care?" Another citizen asked.

"I suggest leaving Lord Wang and settling down here." The old man squinted his eyes and said, "Lord Ziliang said that anyone who is willing to settle down in the Tiger Prison Pass will receive fifty copper coins to cover the expenses needed to settle down. Tide over the financial difficulties you need to settle down. I think we just took the fifty copper coins and made a home here.

And Lord Wang led us from Yingchuan that day, and he may not have used us to establish a good name for himself. The relationship between us and him is actually just a relationship of mutual use.

We take his money and his grain, and he builds up his prestige with us, and we do not owe anything to each other. If we continue to follow him, who knows if his previous promise will be fulfilled after arriving in Yuzhou? Will we die halfway through? This time to go to Yuzhou, not to mention more than a month, Lord Wang offended a lot of people, maybe in this month, there will be many passers-by to kill him.

In this way, it will be dangerous for us to continue to follow him. I see that the tiger prison here has the effect of resisting a million male soldiers, plus the corrupt official Daniel Zhang and his henchmen were killed by Lord Wang. We have made our home here, and there is absolutely no danger or oppression. ”

"Well, Brother Sun is very kind." A middle-aged man in his forties who had read a book for two years nodded yes.

"I also think it's better for us to leave Lord Wang just like that. With fifty copper coins, we can use them tightly, and we can get through the most difficult period of one or two months. When this difficult time passes, they will be able to settle down. ”

Like this tent, some of the people in the other tents were talking about it.

Even, there are many people who secretly curse Wang Mang and are angry. thinks that Wang Mang has no faith in his words and cannot make himself full.

"Bastard, at first I thought that Wang Mang was really a good official with benevolence and righteousness, but I never thought it would be like this."

One of the people in the other camp slammed the table and said viciously: "Look at what these military orders he has ordered, tomorrow he will speed up the march, and gradually reduce the food supply, doesn't this force us to die?"

When we migrated with him, he swore that he would absolutely guarantee our food and clothing. It hasn't been a few months now, and he has reversed himself, which shows the cunning of this man. ”

"Hairless and hard-working, this Wang Mang is really one of the representatives, and I still trust him so much that day. Now it seems that this person really can't be trusted, can't be trusted. ”

"Let's not say anything, I have a good eye on Wang Mang, and it won't be a big deal. He is the head of the royal family of Qingzhou, and his family is rich. Isn't it fooling us to say that there is no money now? I think he must have seen that his reputation had been built, and he was going to kick us away. ”

"I can't say that, Lord Wang's heart is still relatively benevolent. Although he is a descendant of the Qingzhou Wang family, I heard that he basically has nothing to do with the Wang family. Now, in order for us to reach Yuzhou smoothly, he has slightly reduced the food supply, which is reasonable. One of the people who spoke for Wang Mang spoke.

"Bastard, at this time, you still have good things to say for him? Did you take any advantage from him? ”

"Yes, yes. Do you honestly explain clearly, how much benefit did you secretly get from him? ”

Another citizen said angrily: "That Wang Mang is really a waste, he knows that he wants to lead us to Yuzhou, and the food is a little tight. But if you look at him, he met other fleeing people along the way, and he came to help. If he hadn't been so stupid, why wouldn't we have enough food supplies now? I can see through such hypocrisy. ”

Angry voices, curses, comprehension voices....

All of a sudden, it immediately resounded among the more than 100,000 people, making everyone spend an extremely long night. There are even some people who are gearing up, trying to rebel against Wang Mang and divide up the surplus grain.

(End of chapter)